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Now is the time to learn the best card game in the world! Thanks to our fabulous online bridge platform, you learn by playing cards in class, not lectures. This course assumes no prior knowledge of bridge, but we'll have you playing from the start. After learning the basics of trick-taking, you’ll engage in the game complete with bidding, play and defense. Be ready to play bridge with your friends by spring! (At the end of the course, I offer suggestions for follow-up practice, places to play, next steps, and continuing lessons.) Class Time is 6:15 - 8:00 PM Eastern, 3:15 - 5:00 Pacific Schedule and Topics for the 6-week Beginner course: Jan 15 - Taking tricks, Using trumps                                                         Jan 22 - Play Mini Bridge Jan 29 - Introduction to Bidding - Opening in No-Trump Feb 5 - Opening and Responding in a Major Suit Feb 12 - Opening and Responding to a Minor Suit Opening Bid Feb 19 - When Both Pairs Bid; Keeping Score; Next Steps Still wondering if now is the time to learn bridge? Consider: **Bridge stimulates the brain. Research has shown that regular bridge playing improves reasoning skills and long- and short-term memory. **Bridge is social. A game of bridge involves communication and cooperation with your partner. There’s a special camaraderie among bridge players that develops from the social setting and friendly competition. Even online, you can spend time playing bridge with friends — many players today are using a combination of Zoom and online bridge to stay connected. **Bridge is fun! Bridge will never bore you. There are more than 750 trillion possible hands, so you'll see something new every time you play. Its never-ending challenges will give you a feeling of accomplishment, win or lose.